Obituaries

Diana  Mae Linquist

Diana Mae Linquist

Oct 31, 2008

Funeral services for Diana Linquist will be held Monday November 3rd at 11:00 AM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester. The Reverend Charles Ortloff will officiate. Mrs. Linquist, 75, of Rochester, died Friday October 31, 2008 at Samaritan Bethany Home on 8th in Rochester. Diana Mae Hermel was born December 5, 1932 in Waterville. Raised in Waterville, she was...

Francis  William Barth

Francis William Barth

Oct 30, 2008

OBITUARY: Francis "Dutch" Barth Memorial service for Francis "Dutch" Barth will be at 11AM on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home Mahler Chapel in Pine Island with Father Kurt Farrell officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Island Cemetery. Francis William "Dutch" Barth, age 85, of Dodge Center, died on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Fairview...

Justin  Morgan Luhmann

Justin Morgan Luhmann

Oct 28, 2008

Justin M. Luhmann age 22 of Red Wing formerly of Lake City passed away October 28, 2008. Justin was born March 30, 1986 in Lake City to Larry & Dawn (Plank) Luhmann. Justin graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City in 2004. Justin has worked at Target in Red Wing for the past 5 ½ years. He was a...

Leland Hanson

Leland Hanson

Oct 26, 2008

Leland LeRoy Hanson, age 85, of Red Wing, died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at his home. He was born on September 27, 1923, in Pierce County, Wisconsin, to Reuben and Grace (Hildreth) Hanson. He attended schools in Ellsworth and Prescott. For a number of years, he helped on farms and drove for an army base in South Dakota. He married...

Marvin  R. Falk

Marvin R. Falk

Oct 26, 2008

Marvin Richard Falk, 81, Red Wing, died Sunday night at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park. He was born April 16, 1927 in Canby, Minnesota, the son of Richard Mable (Johnson) Falk. He attended school in Canby and moved with his family to Minneota. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War, stationed in Guam. He married Mary Jane...

Barbara  Ann TerBorch

Barbara Ann TerBorch

Oct 25, 2008

Barbara Ann TerBorch age 82 of Lake City passed away Saturday October 25, 2008 at home. Barbara was born April 10, 1926 in Red Wing, MN to Vernie & Marcella (Lilleblad) Johnson. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1944. Barbara married Lowell "Babe" TerBorch July 17, 1958 at St. John's Lutheran Church in...

Dena  M. Ruegg

Dena M. Ruegg

Oct 23, 2008

Dena M. Ruegg (Hoseth) 95, of Pathstone Living in Mankato, MN and formerly of Rochester, MN, retired homemaker, died on October 23, 2008. She was born June 12, 1913, in Minneola Township, Minnesota to Martin and Julianna (Froyum) Hoseth. She married Russell Ruegg on November 16, 1940, at Lands Lutheran Church near Zumbrota. The couple made their home in Rochester...

Grace  Vivian Erickson

Grace Vivian Erickson

Oct 23, 2008

Grace Rose Erickson, 77, Red Wing, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Fairview Seminary Home. She was born November 29, 1930, in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, the third of four children of Mauritz and Frances (Carlson) Rose. During the early years of her life the family moved around frequently, eventually settling in Reads Landing, Minnesota when she was five years old....

Mary  Lee Skordahl

Mary Lee Skordahl

Oct 21, 2008

Mary Lee Skordahl, 56, of Bay City, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at her home. She was born on June 21, 1952, in Glenwood City, Wisconsin and was adopted by Woodrow and Maybelle Blomstrom in 1953. She attended Maiden Rock and Ellsworth Schools. She lived in Maiden Rock for 20 years, Plum City for one year and resided in Bay...

George  Hastings McDougall

George Hastings McDougall

Oct 20, 2008

George Hastings McDougall, age 79 of Hager City, Wisconsin, formerly of Red Wing, MN, died on Monday, October 20, 2008 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. George was born on November 28, 1928 in Duluth, MN to Raymond and Alice (Hastings) McDougall. He grew up in the Duluth area and graduated from Duluth High School. He enlisted in the...

Mildred Reitman

Mildred Reitman

Oct 20, 2008

Mildred Reitman, 97, of Red Wing, died Monday at Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing. She was born on August 22, 1911 in Hay Creek to Henry and Mary (Holst) Reitman. She was baptized by Reverend J. C. Meyer and was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hay Creek April 5, 1925. She attended school in Hay Creek and in...

Joan Albers

Joan Albers

Oct 19, 2008

Joan Louise Albers, 90, of Red Wing, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. She was born on September 12, 1918 in Belvidere Mills, Goodhue County, Minnesota to George and Lydia (Gerdes) VonBargen. She attended schools in Belvidere and on June 26, 1941, she was married to Norman Albers. She worked for Red Wing Pottery,...

Bernard  Ben Kehren

Bernard Ben Kehren

Oct 18, 2008

Bernard "Ben" Kehren age 91 of Belvidere Township, Goodhue County passed away at his home surounded by his loving family, Saturday October 18, 2008. Ben was born October 3, 1917 in Minneola, Township to Joseph & Hannah (Schulz) Kehren. He grew up in Belvidere Township. Ben married Rebecca Faye Hahs June 30, 1949 in Daisy, Missouri. They lived and farmed...

Christian Back

Christian Back

Oct 16, 2008

Christian Marinus Back, 89, Red Wing, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at his residence. He was born August 30, 1919, in Hendricks, Minnesota, the son of Olga and Christian Back. He attended rural schools and graduated from High School in Astoria, South Dakota. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps 1941 � 1945 during WW II. He attended...

William  Howard Kuehl

William Howard Kuehl

Oct 15, 2008

William Howard Kuehl, 70, Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was born September 9, 1938 in Minneapolis, the son of Howard Godfrey and Vivian Ruth (Bardill) Kuehl. The family moved to Red Wing when he was a young child and he graduated from Red Wing Central High School in 1957. He married...

Beverly  Marie Brooks

Beverly Marie Brooks

Oct 15, 2008

Beverly Marie Brooks was born in California on January 7, 1927, but was reared on a citrus orchard outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Her maiden name was Graham. She graduated with honors from high school and then majored in social work at the University of Arizona. She then worked on her Masters at Stanford University before marrying John Brooks on January...

Giles Lampman

Giles Lampman

Oct 15, 2008

Giles Erwin Lampman, 79, Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1929 in Red Wing, the son of Erwin Giles and Betty (Zahn) Lampman. He was a 1947 graduate of Red Wing Central High School. He married Billie Ward in 1948 and they later divorced. He married Carol Cross on March 11,...

Phyllis Tomhave

Phyllis Tomhave

Oct 15, 2008

Phyllis Tomhave, age 82, of Red Wing, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Red Wing Health Center. She was born on October 22, 1925, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Rudolph and Cora (Kummer) Pfeifer. The family moved to Minnesota where she attended schools in Faribault and Rochester. She was a 1943 graduate of Kasson High School and attended the...

Russell  Allen Blakstad

Russell Allen Blakstad

Oct 13, 2008

Obituary: Russell A. Blakstad Funeral service for Russell A. Blakstad will be at 2pm on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Minneola Lutheran Church with Reverend Sarah Nietz officiating. Casketbearers will be Tom Markham, Paul Smith, Kevin Poncelet, Ron Quamme, Dave Jensen and Jack Gabor. Burial will follow in the Minneola Lutheran Church Cemetery. Russell Allen Blakstad, age 59, of Zumbrota...

Bruce  A. Tipcke

Bruce A. Tipcke

Oct 13, 2008

Bruce Arleigh Tipcke, 67, Red Wing, died Monday, October 13, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born April 20, 1941 in Lake City, Minnesota, the son of Arleigh and Elsie (Burfeind) Tipcke. He attended Belvidere grade schools and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1958. He served in the U. S. Navy 1959-1961 and was honorably discharged. He...